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Longmont area events Nov. 9, 2018

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11/08/2018 08:58:20 PM MST

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11/08/2018 08:58:52 PM MST

From left to right, students Taisiya Colvin, Meredith Champion, Ansley Hartley, and Kara Kang dance with musician Otis Taylor at the Boulder Country Day School in Boulder last week. Tonight, Taylor and a slew of top-notch musicians will perform in Gunbarrel ahead of his Trance Blues Festival. (Paul Aiken / Staff Photographer)

Left Hand Brewery Nitrofest — Envelop yourself in a dark, swanky beer festival like no other. Nitro Fest is America's only exclusively nitrogentated beer festival, featuring rebelliously rare beers poured by acclaimed breweries from across the globe, as well as an exclusive invite-only list of the best nitro beers from the United States. The 5th annual Nitro Fest is a macabre, mysterious and mystical evening with performances by MarchFourth Marching Band and Big Something, as well as featured fire dancers, aerialists and more. Expected dress is Voodoo Masquerade Formal. Event is strictly 21-and-up; 4 p.m. Saturday, Left Hand Brewing, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont; visitlongmont.org/event/left-hand-brewery-nitrofest.

1st Annual Hoe Down — The Flatirons Young Farmers Coalition invite guests to put their "hoe down" and celebrate the end of another fruitful farming season. Come dance, eat, drink and be merry. Music by New Family Recipe; 6 p.m. Saturday, 8104 North 63rd St., Longmont; $15-$100; eventbrite.com/e/1st-annual-hoe-down-tickets-51569273084?aff=ebapi.

Hoedown Showdown Fun'd Raiser — Put on western wear and join in for an interactive evening of song, dance, food, drinks and more. It's a hoedown showdown for a good cause. Featuring home-cookin' finger foods from the chuck wagon and the libations will be flowing all night long. Food included with ticket, cash and credit cards accepted at the bar and auction. Costumes encouraged; 7 p.m. Saturday, Cardinal Farms, 10531 Mineral Road, Longmont; free; $25; brownpapertickets.com/event/3599288?ref=349591.

Longmont Symphony: A Cultural Affair — An evening of culture and music featuring Taka Kigawa, from Longmont's Sister City Chino, Japan, along with impressionist music from Ravel and Debussy. The evening also features the Colorado premiere of a creative work by local composer Conor Brown in this program that takes inspiration from Japanese, French and American cultures; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Vance Brand Civic Auditorium, 600 E. Mountain View Ave., Longmont; 303-772-5796, longmontsymphony.org/concerts/a-cultural-affair.

The Boulder alt-country band gives its EPs names such as Death and Resurrection, and its songs bear the mark of hard truths and sin. But the punk energy behind the playing, and the sense that it's all in good fun, make it OK to dance to a song like "Death." Full Story